I have seen many shows and I am also a musician, although not
as serious of one has in the past. I did the opposite of Mr. Garcia
and turned my focus away from music and towards the visual
arts...mainly due to the fact that I felt more desire to create
visual art instead of music. I still play music, learn new
instruments, and write new songs, but not to the intensity that I
once did. I may not pick up my guitar or banjo every day, but the
music still has enough control over me that I always do pick it up
again and then play it for many hours. Any time I play music I
immediately feel better.